A Walk in the Sun
Director: Lewis Milestone
Genre: War film, Period piece, Action, Drama
Year: 1945
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language, Italian Language
Starring: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, Lloyd Bridges, Norman Lloyd, John Ireland, Herbert Rudley, Richard Benedict, Sterling Holloway, Huntz Hall
A Walk in the Sun is a World War II war film released in 1945, based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for Yank, the Army Weekly based in England. The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944.
The film was directed by Lewis Milestone, stars Dana Andrews and features Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley and Richard Benedict, with narration by Burgess Meredith.
In 1943, the diverse group of fifty-three soldiers comprising the Lee Platoon of the Texas Division anxiously await their upcoming Allied invasion of Italy on a beach near Salerno, Italy. A landing barge carries them to their objective during the pre-dawn hours, and the increasing danger of their situation is demonstrated when their young platoon commander, Lieutenant Rand, is wounded by a shell fragment that destroys half of his face. Platoon Sergeant Pete Halverson takes over command and orders Sgt. Eddie Porter (Herbert Rudley) to lead the men to the beach while he tries to find the Captain and confirm their orders.
First aid man McWilliams (Sterling Holloway) remains with Rand, and the rest of the men hit the beach and dig in
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